Daily Republican., 1887-11-15
ALL FOR GkAHAM,
The Board Coos Against Its own Ac-
tion-sttii shielding Him.

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sis.ant principal Of No. 20, which was
accepted, and ther recommenda
TO promote Clara Hyde to the vacancy
was adopted. The teachers below were
each advanced one place.
As chairman Of the late High School !
Committee, DIR. Grimshaw offered the |
following repor: In writing:
t'In accordance with Law VII: Do
ties Of Visiting Committee. The under.
signed report that as COMMITTEES ON
High School, they report the state OF
the school 10 not improved and tina. the |
principal has ontinued as during last |
year, In falling to hear recitations, and
that all that was found incorrect by the
Investigating committee 10 still con.
tinued. The committee report that on
examination they find thst the boys in
the High School ara not instructed in
reading and penmAnship rs ordered by
the board, and that the boys are ex.
ceedingly deficient In reading"
By o vote OF 10 to 3 tais resolution
was laid ON the table.
The Sewer Committee reported hav.
ing recttved 1850 from the Street and
Sewer Department in payment for the
sewer OF school No. 1.
The secretary WAS instructed to draw
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Mr.. Smith then offered the following
resolutions:
| WHEREAS, II has been reported
to this board, by the committee in
charge of the boys and girls High
School for the past two months, that the
peincipal, Thomas l.. Graham, has ne
elected his duties in said school, and
refused TO carry out the course of study
as laid down by this board. Therefore
ibe 1t
Resolved, That the said Thomas L..
Graham 10 hereby ditmifsei from the
employ Of this board, said dismissal 10
take effect at the close Of the session of
said school on Tuesday, November Is.
Resolved, That the secretary OF this
board be instruc to notify Mr.. Thos.
L Graham Of this action.
Hayes moved TO lay this resolut on
the table. The ayes and nsys being
, called the vote ~ss: Ayes-Chadwick,
Collins, Dickey, Fuskel, Grier, Hayes,
Hanson, Kype. Palmer and huth-l0.
Nays-Betts, Foulk, Grlmshaw. Jones
Masaw, Morgan, smith, Short!idRe,
Trump and Baird-l0 Stuart was ex-
! Icused becouse he was not certain but
the b,srd would have to pay Graham
his salary II be was dismissed.
. beard csuld not be held for his salary
=, las these offepsee we're com mmitttd dur
, ing the present school year aud hat
nothing whatever to do with the onei
brought out before the coIn mittee. H'
thought this resolution should recciv,
\ the unanimous support OF those pres
ert. Graham must have the cheek OF
Hercules; a Colossal cheek to staDd be
fore this oOmmunlty rs he does nov
with these charges proved against hin
3 Kyne-"I never heard any charges
proved against Mr.. Graham" To cou
n down 10 tine poiuts, have never heard
y Dsmocrat say dismiss him and hav
y. heard two.thirds OF the Republican
say retain him. He then moved TO In
de anitely postpone the matter.
s This motion Was lost by an aye an
nav vote OF 10 to 10. Fooled IN thi
plan 10 kill the resolution, Kyne the
moved to adjourn. Tne ayes and nay
~ we're again called for and the motto
was lost by . vote OF II to 10. Masse
Who had Just arrived was excused fror
|. voting and Stuart voted In the negs
tive.
G Collins, of the Twelfth ward, move
~ to amend Smiths resolution by addip
the names OF Miss Hare and Miss Pyi'
., Grimphaw said that the board ha
. decided TO suspend Graham and censul
IL the teachers when IL adopted the mi
iority report OF the High School Inye
q tigating Committee, and he Bhonl
have been notified of his suspension
4 he did not understand how one nigt
" the board could vote for suspension al
the next meeting night 70 allow Gri
ham to hold on TO the office. koti'
should have been served on Grahal
&c that he was suspended. II il had IL
~ been done some one had neg lected the
,e duty. He had talked to the 6tst-ola
- Dem ocrsts and they were all In :avor
Grahsm's dismissal.
). Kyne-If the present committee don
examine the scholars IN Latin whit
: they 60 60 the High School, they
y there sober. which 10 moIc than q
y last one did.
). Jones-I was a NJ nember OF that cor
mi.tee. and | can com pare favorat
" with any one in the Board in the ms
y ter OF sotrIety. When you say COZ
q lnittee you Include all.
~ hyne-I did not mean you. mea
tie chairman. He has Goae 10
- Htgn School 80 drunk they had to raj
tbs window to let out the foul air.
a Shortidge-Do you in any way rel
to int? ,..
q Kyne-No sir. ssid the chRiim'
and said it plain.
|o President Baird-It i q bad thing
~ throw dirt.
Teump-That is dirt.
q Grimshaw-The man from the fil
Q ward has arisen and simply Led.
could say many things whicn WOO
not be permissible here, lt Is true
do not patronize his rum shop.
Kyne-You may have to come tnf
on tick.
o lie.
by the following vote:
4 Ayes-Ohadwick, Collins, Dieke
1 FuekeI, Grier, Hanson, Hayee, hyi
l Palmer, Ruth, Stuart; II:
Il Nays-Betts, Foulk, ,Grinsbaw, j on
~ Manaw, Morgan, Smith, shorsiioi
Trump, Baird 10.
Kvne moved to amend by leaving
whole matter to the visiting comm
NJ the High School. Then II they u
,h,uss we're not going on all rlgnt' W
- take action on the matter.
Grier thought the com mites sno'
have time 10 look into the matter
. make q report. The report OF tne 20
mittes on Investigation merely .eso
mended that various thugs De zone
thought the members shouia MOI
"hlth, slang and mud. c-,,,sb
Collins agreed with Dr. GrtneH ~ y
,hs. the hoard agreed to suspend 9
ham and that 1t should have been o'
vse AZ oncs. But as they had not suspend
rim he was In favor OF Diminishing
Of Oft the ii parties and starting af,esh. .s, l.,
Morgan had heard several meme
p, The Soa.d saw they would accept,
report Of the Investigating Com m, !,
40 Anal. He believed the LADY teacl